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Emptying out the thought notebook as we await the rollout on Monday of UConn's road map to a possible 10th national championship: Stay grounded when watching: Those who cast aspersions on women's basketball on the basis on what happens above the rim have a point. Little happens north of the iron and that was the case even when Brittney Griner hovered over it. Oh well, blame biology. But what the critics fail to see, or don't want to see, is what goes on at ground level on the highest level the sport is played, meaning UConn. There are few things as exhilarating in basketball than watching Moriah Jefferson run the floor with the ball in her hands when the Huskies are in...

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Emptying out the thought notebook as we await the rollout on Monday of UConn's road map to a possible 10th national championship:
Stay grounded when watching: Those who cast aspersions on women's basketball on the basis on what happens above the rim have...

There has never been any doubt that Kiah Stokes is a gifted athlete. Her body seems factory-made for basketball — long arms, longer legs, squared, muscular shoulders.And one thing is certain: UConn has never had a greater shot-blocker, certainly when...

On April 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena — apparently now the world's Coliseum of women's basketball — WNBA executives are going to put up or shut up as it relates to Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, the greatest three-pointer shooter in UConn history.And who knows?...

STORRS — There are your average game days. UConn has 30 of them this regular season. They carry the program purposely from November to March. But let's admit, it's been hard to tell one from the other since the predatory Huskysaurus started terrorizing...

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TULSA, Okla. — It's never unusual to see UConn alums practicing with the current team. And last week, before leaving for Saturday's game at Tulsa, Kelly Faris and Kalana Greene were working with the Huskies at the Werth Champions Center.
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Moments before the start of Sunday's game at Cincinnati, Geno Auriemma looked into the stands behind his bench and waved to one of his all-time favorite players, a kid who willingly gave him more than he could possibly have expected during her career....

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Playing in just her 122nd game, Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points in 16 minutes to pass...

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HARTFORD — All that talk about Duke's height and Duke came up small again.All the talk about the best rebounding team in the country and Duke got outrebounded.All the talk about Duke's size and the smallest player on the floor stole the show."Free...

UNCASVILLE — Under normal circumstances, holding the third and fourth draft picks in the first round would seem to be a great opportunity to turn a team around. But the 2015 WNBA draft does not appear to be a stellar one, certainly not the variety that...

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NEW YORK – On the way to a 40-0 record and its second straight national championship in women's basketball last season, UConn had its way in the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies were 18-0, winning by an average of 37.4 points.This included two...

DAVIS, Calif. – The more Geno Auriemma has won in 29 seasons at UConn, the more he has enjoyed it. And really, how much more fun does someone need after nine national championships since 1994-95?But what Auriemma really loves is practice. That's the...

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Yet, just as common is this: No matter how large the UConn lead might be,...

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